Jacques François Delyen, after. Portrait of René Aubert de Vertot. Engraving by Laurent Cars. 1726.
Jacques François Delyen, after. Portrait of René Aubert de Vertot. Engraving by Laurent Cars. 1726.
Jacques François Delyen, after. Portrait of René Aubert de Vertot. Engraving by Laurent Cars. 1726.
Jacques François Delyen, after. Portrait of René Aubert de Vertot. Engraving by Laurent Cars. 1726.
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Jacques François Delyen, after. Portrait of René Aubert de Vertot. Engraving by Laurent Cars. 1726.

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Artist: Jacques François Delyen (French, 1684-1761), painter and printmaker.
Engraver: Laurent Cars (French, 1699-1771), engraver, from c.1750 turned to publishing, especially of thesis prints.
Title Portrait of René Aubert de Vertot (French, 1655-1735), cleric and historian.
Signed, Numbered, Titled, and Dated: René d'Aubert de Vertot d'Auboeuf agé de 71. J. Delÿen pinxit. Laur: Cars filius sculp.
Dimensions: 8 1/4" x 6".
Edition:  Histoire des Chevaliers hospitaliers de S. Jean de Jérusalem, appellez depuis les Chevaliers de Rhodes, et aujourd'hui les Chevaliers de Malte. Par M. l'abbé de Vertot.
Date1726 (c.)
Materials and Techniques: etching and engraving on laid paper.
Provenance:  The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Trimmed and laid down. Spots to corners. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part offrontispiece to Vertot's 'Histoire des Chevaliers hospitaliers de St Jean de Jérusalem' Tom 1. Paris, 1726.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum 1874,0613.1852.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XVIII C. 
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of the same item from the British Museum collection.